The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-19
A MOB ATTACKS O'BRIEN.
Two of His Party Knocked
Down With Stones.
POLICE MAKE NO EFFORT TO DIS
PERSE THE RIOTERS.

Themselves New York Newspaper
Men in the Party, and Ono of Them
Badly Injured.
TORONTO, May 1S.--This evening Presi-
dent j. A. Mulhgan, of the local branch of
the National League, called at the hotel and
asked Mr. O'Brien to go out and have a
walk Several gentlemen present suggested
that it would not be prudent in the dark
ness. Mr.. O'Brien, however, persisted in
going. Upon leaving the hotel with his
friends a mob .groaned and hissed
into Mr.. O'Briens face such cries as
"Away, traitorw "Down with the dyna-
inter-" and ''God save the Queen" ''Come
ON said Mr.. O'Brien, smiling. ''These men
don't own the street." and the three pushed
through the crowd, with Mr.. Muligan and
R. B. Teefy bringing up the rear. A riot
seemed imminent, as the Orangemen were
armed with stout sticks, just as they were
at the meeting.
APACK OF cowARDs.
They came up to Mr.. O'Brien as he strobe
along with his friends, and showed him and
joStled against him, making several attempts
to strike him. He lodged the blows, how
ever, and his friends rallied around him,
but they were as one to fifty. The faithful
body of guards was broken again and again
and Mr.. O'Brien driven up against
wall. Here, with Messrs. Kilbride,
Wall, Mulligan and Cahill, the little party
stood at bay, Mr.. O'Brien shouting at the
top of his voice: ''You cowardly dogs, don't
you see we are not armed. Let us alonen
Kisses and cries of "God save the Queen
and groans for the ''dynamiters'' greeted this
OF, bvrb hut
made no effort to disperse the mob.
BoMBARDED WITH BRICKS.
The party then turned into King street,
while the crowd increased. From the win
dows of some of the houses broken bricks
were dropped down on the crowd. Mr..
O'Brien and his party, however, escaped in
jury so far. As the party turned into Bay
street D. P. Cahill, Secretary of the local
branch of the league, had his hat knocked off
by stone. Now the Orangernen began their
real attack, for Bay street furnished a
good opportunity, being covered with clay,
broken bricks and cobblestones. Mr..
O'Brien had on tall hat which furnished
target Mr.. Wall was on his right and
Mr.. kilbride and J. A. Mulligan on his left
A volley of broken bricks and cobblestones
soon came flying from the Orangemen
missing the heads, but knocking plastering
of an adjacent wall.
mtt. WALL kNOCkED SENSELESS.
Shouts of $50 hell with the Pope,'' ''Kill
the traitor and so on rose high above the
din The O'Brien party were still on the
sidewalk and the OrangemeE thronged the
street. d.. I. Kellogg, a reporter of the
New York S'tn, now rushed behind Mr.
Brien and was about to warn him when
stone struck Nh. O'Biiens hat Mr.. O'Brien
stopped his head and j. NJ. Wall, who was
standing by his side, lifted his head to look
in f1a RI al
when huge stone struck him on the side OF
the head and tmnbled him heels over head
He reeled into johnson lane and fell upon
heap of stones. Dennis Kilbride Mr. Teefy
Treasurer of the National League, and Mr.
Mann, Telegram reporter, lifted him up
and carried him into Hooper's drug store,
where his wound was dressed by Dr. Fraser
The cut is two inches long and slightly above
the left temple.
COWARDLY POLICEMAN.
Take care of this man." said Mr. Teefy,
addressing a policeman. He is wounded y
Let him take care of hinlsclf,n returned
the policeman, ''what do they want here "
Mr.. OBrien and his friends then turned
INTO Wellington street, stones still flying.
and the yells growing louder, if possible,
than ever. Mr.. O'Brien attempted to take
refuge in Sharp's laundry, and failing,
adjoining. A volley of stones shattered the
windows and the mob burst into the
store yelling like demons and showering
missiles In the direction which Mr.. O'Brien
had gone. Some ladies and old women
screamed and tainted, while the mob tumbled
pellmell over bicycles and other machinery,
smashing them one against the other in
savage fury, and amid cries of "Kill the
naitorw 'Lansdowne foreverm Mr.. O'Brien,
however, was safely led away by c. Cash
man, an Official of the Crown Lands De-
partment and reached his hotel III safety.
cAHILL KNOCKED DOWN
ID. I. Cahill was knocked down and re-
celVed two dangerous cuts, and more than q
score OF other persons were more or less
seriously injured. Two more police APP
peared. ma sing four in all in the presence
OF a crowd of fully 1000 rioters, who had
possession of the streets, throwing bricks at
the group of unarmed men. Treasurer
lee1y, OF the local branch of the league,
sent out the ALLOWING kilograms to the
leaders IN New York and Chicago:
~ MI; " Brien was mebbed in this streets of
toronto by Orangemen tonight. j. NJ.
wall, OF the New York Tribune, is seriously
wounded
Police Sergeant Adar got a cut in the
mead, and when his three comrades saw this
eney moved away. Up to midnight the
nelghoorhood of the hotel was filed with a
mob. who groaned and yelled to their
hearts content, and dispersed at a late hour
with cries Of Hang O'Brien." Mr. O'Brien
5alo TO an Associated Press reporter; "Lord
1ahs(iowne has done his worst His police
men absolutely surrendered us to the mob,
ana had we not taken refuge in the bicy Gle
mouse we would have been killed.
THE BANQUET TO o'BRIEH.
Inc banquet given to Mr.. O'Brien
lsst night was the most largely
attended and representative, accord
ing TO Chairman Mulligan, seen here for
years. Not only was the toast of 1.-THE
Sueen" not drank, but every mention of the
name OF Lord Lansdowne, her official repre-
sentative, called forth hisSes There was no
slgn OF the British flag, although the union
JACK hoated over The platform at the
queens Park meeting. This incursion
VI the Irish agitators seems TO have
..nailged the whole face of Canadian poll
elcs, and it is Thought will have an impor-
.ant bearing on the future OF the parties in
the dominion. The extreme sensitiveness
snown at the outset TO criticism OF any sort,
wnethef of Canadian institutions generally
VI OF Lord Lansdowne particularly, where
IN. .ne critic happened not TO be resident in
Slle country, has given way, and now men
nave taken sides, and in the ho
ueis and on the streets comparisons
are being made and the battle Is be-
"a Fought over the relative advantages